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re: Wildfires in Louisiana
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:07 pm to Obtuse1
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:07 pm to Obtuse1
quote:
Up to this point, I had never even considered that wildfires would significantly affect weather. Completely logical for large fires I just never put the two together.
Really big, intense fires can basically create their own weather to an extent. What we've seen out of this one, though, has been more of the fire enhancing the weather already in the area. A couple days ago, on the first day the area saw rain, a dying thunderstorm moved over the area. When it interacted with the fire there was a noticeable uptick in precip on radar. I believe it has helped in an environment that was already more conducive to showers/storms. You don't see that as often out West because it is a usually drier environment.
Still, it hasn't amounted to a whole lot yet. A lot more rain is needed over that fire, and at times the associated winds seem to have outweighed the good of the rain.
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Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:29 pm to wahoocs
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You’d be amazed at what’s left of it now if that’s the last time you saw it and remember it to be
You are right I have watched all of our stuff is washing away.
Concerning the mine :
In the late 70’s we moved that steam barge just North of Little Pass on the East side of Caillou Island field.
We salvaged all of the steam pipes from the old Grand Ecaille Mine. Set the barge on a pad. Then built the mine facility.
A few years later we hung off of one of the platforms downwind to spend the night.
I slept in a hammock on deck because I like sleeping outside.
There was a vent line that let off steam and sulphur. When I woke up the whole boat and myself were yellow.
Freeport Sulphur provided all of the big lumber to build my house.
Do you remember Boudwin’s Point ?
This post was edited on 8/27/23 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:33 pm to spslayto
quote:
Kiran Chawla reporting a fire in Addis in West Baton Rouge
Seeing this also posted on FB by someone running for office in that area.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:37 pm to Bigfishchoupique
I started fishing out there in the late 70s as a kid with my dad
Stood on the Horseshoe when it was a horseshoe
I have pics with my kids and their grandfather on the Sulphur Mine. My kids are in their early 20s now and there’s nothing but metal structure sticking out of the water now.
You can’t even use what’s left to tie up to get out of the weather. LOL
Stood on the Horseshoe when it was a horseshoe
I have pics with my kids and their grandfather on the Sulphur Mine. My kids are in their early 20s now and there’s nothing but metal structure sticking out of the water now.
You can’t even use what’s left to tie up to get out of the weather. LOL
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:39 pm to LegendInMyMind
Tell me Abbeville will be getting rain soon .. it’s been 30+ days with nothing. Zero. Nada. Nil. SMH.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:39 pm to Bigfishchoupique
quote:
Do you remember Boudwin’s Point ?
Spreading my dad’s ashes not too far from there
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:48 pm to wahoocs
It used to be a beautiful place. You had all of the Texaco camps in their fields. Caillou Island. ( which was #3 in world oil production in the 30’s) , Dog Lake, Lake Barre and some more.
Lake Barre had a bunch of flares in the early 70’s. We would milk the trout.
Most of the Texaco Field Production foreman’s kids went to school with us. That gave us a bunk and meals wherever Texaco had a camp.
Good food, cold milk , a clean bed and if you wanted to fish yo cold catch trout off of the docks all night long.
Those were great times.
Lake Barre had a bunch of flares in the early 70’s. We would milk the trout.
Most of the Texaco Field Production foreman’s kids went to school with us. That gave us a bunk and meals wherever Texaco had a camp.
Good food, cold milk , a clean bed and if you wanted to fish yo cold catch trout off of the docks all night long.
Those were great times.
This post was edited on 8/27/23 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 8/27/23 at 9:53 pm to wahoocs
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Stood on the Horseshoe when it was a horseshoe
At the West end of Trinity Bayou ? I caught countless trout there.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:02 pm to Bigfishchoupique
Yeah, Trinity Bayou (California Canal) no longer exists
Whiskey Pass is a lot closer to the remains of the Horseshoe than you remember too LOL
Whiskey Pass is a lot closer to the remains of the Horseshoe than you remember too LOL
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:09 pm to wahoocs
In ‘70’s a doctor from Houma bought a V20 Wellcraft with an inboard/outboard.
The Whiskey Pass Tarpon Rodeo was the weekend he brought his new boat out.
When he pulled into the canal we parked in. (On the West Side of Whiskey pass at that time when we still had Caillou Baco )
We asked him how is new boat ran with the inboa d / outboard.
He said it ran good but they had run aground at the point. And knocked the engine guide off of the boat.
We said your boat looks good what’s the problem ?
He said the Injun Guide that he hired in Dulac didn’t know where he as going and he deserved getting knocked off of the boat when they hit the point. The Injun should have known where is was going instead of hitting the
point.
The Whiskey Pass Tarpon Rodeo was the weekend he brought his new boat out.
When he pulled into the canal we parked in. (On the West Side of Whiskey pass at that time when we still had Caillou Baco )
We asked him how is new boat ran with the inboa d / outboard.
He said it ran good but they had run aground at the point. And knocked the engine guide off of the boat.
We said your boat looks good what’s the problem ?
He said the Injun Guide that he hired in Dulac didn’t know where he as going and he deserved getting knocked off of the boat when they hit the point. The Injun should have known where is was going instead of hitting the
point.
This post was edited on 8/27/23 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:17 pm to wahoocs
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Yeah, Trinity Bayou (California Canal) no longer exists
I spent most of my childhood summers there. Remember taking a 14’ Fiberglas skiff with an 18 HP Evindude to Ship Shoal Light. ( once, I don’t recommend it).
Caught a lot of Ling there.
This post was edited on 8/27/23 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 8/27/23 at 10:58 pm to Bigfishchoupique
Now, if that rain would keep drifting south it would be a big help. Lightning isn't terrible, they are sub-severe so winds aren't bad, and some of it has ~1"/hr rates. That's what is needed, but I don't know if it will make it.
Posted on 8/27/23 at 11:10 pm to LegendInMyMind
Around Toledo Bend I’m seeing 1-3 inches hopefully that’s continues south it just feels like it’s meandering there not moving much
Posted on 8/28/23 at 12:15 am to SWLA92
A lot of rain still drifting south. Hopefully SWLA gets a good soaking overnight.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 1:28 am to Ghost of Colby
Been raining at a pretty good clip for a couple hours. A little lightning but not much wind. Definitely the soaking we needed
Posted on 8/28/23 at 2:23 am to BregmansWheelbarrow
Definitely helps but after a few dry days we'll be right back into it.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 7:19 am to BregmansWheelbarrow
Looks like y’all got a few hours of rain during the night, hope it makes a big difference.
This post was edited on 8/28/23 at 7:20 am
Posted on 8/28/23 at 7:34 am to Kattail
Got a 1/4" here last night seemed to be moving south.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:55 am to VernonPLSUfan
We got about that much here in Jennings yesterday. Was quite nice!
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